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A novel silent deletion, an insertion mutation and a nonsense mutation in the TCOF1 gene found in two Chinese cases of Treacher Collins syndrome.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Dec 2014
Wang Yan, Yin Xiao-Juan, Han Tao, Peng Wei, Wu Hong-Lin, Liu Xin, Feng Zhi-Chun
Abstract excerpt
Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is the most common and well-known craniofacial disorder caused by mutations in the genes involved in pre-rRNA transcription, which include the TCOF1 gene. This study explored the role of TCOF1 mutations in Chinese patients with TCS. Mutational analysis of the TCOF1 gene was performed in three patients using polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing. Among these three...
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